Vintage Kart scale models?

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Adrian Labetti
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Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by Adrian Labetti » Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:18 am

Hey guys,
Do scale models of vintage karts exist? i know there are a few racing kart models out there but nothing proper vintage. Just curious.

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Re: Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by Rob Voska » Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:09 am

Plastic, die cast, stamped steel? There is a Hawk Fox Go Boy Kart plastic model. There is a sears kart plstic model. There are many others. One is a tin model that is battery powered and the wheels light up.

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Re: Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by Adrian Labetti » Sat Oct 08, 2022 7:30 pm

i've seen those, mainly meant deatailed models like a die-cast car or something of the sort

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Re: Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by Terry Bentley » Mon Oct 10, 2022 1:05 pm

I remember seeing some of them in old catalogs. Far a current mfg of ancient models, not so far.

I also remember seeing one re-re-re-re-re-re-run episode in recent years, which is all I could stand to watch, of Make Room for Daddy, aka The Danny Thomas Show. This particular episode was around 1961. In Rustys bedroom, sitting on a shelf was a current model kart about one foot long. From what I could make of it was fairly detailed and likely make from metal. It might have even been gas powered.

If someone wanted to binge watch a bunch of these, should find that model in his bedroom for several episodes. I just dont have the stomach for it.

This is the only one I have seen. But I figured from 1960-61 it should have been a hot item to go under the Christmas tree for kids.

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Re: Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by REAR » Tue Oct 11, 2022 6:58 pm

Check this out.
http://slotblog.net/topic/101079-slot-car-go-kart/

And a little something I whipped up a while ago.
http://rearenginekarts.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=4695

R.E.A.R.

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Re: Vintage Kart scale models?

Post by Dick Teal » Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:40 pm

The model looks great, I must have missed that year. Hope everything is good.

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